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BriançonnetAlpes-Maritimes

165 people live in this town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Briançonnet a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Briançonnet falls below the line for grades. 58% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are two fifths of the population.

What makes Briançonnet stand out

The 2 things Briançonnet does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Martin
Chapelle Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Briançonnet’s story

Briançonnet in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Briançonnet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1936.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1936First protected: Chapelle Saint-Martin
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Briançonnet.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Briançonnet: 40% are 65 or over, above Alpes-Maritimes’ towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. 6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Briançonnet have a median age of 56.

56median age
BriançonnetAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Briançonnet
BriançonnetAlpes-Maritimes medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–246%9.1%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6424%28%26%
65+40%24%22%
No diploma19%17%19%
CAP or BEP26%21%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education24%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Briançonnet keeps more of its old housing than Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Briançonnet; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1936
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Briançonnet are out of work than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: 19.0%

Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €21,200 a year per consumption unit, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (€28,120) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot9%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Briançonnet, 0.4 per working resident
19.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Briançonnet than in Alpes-Maritimes’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.85/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Briançonnet recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Briançonnet€9.85/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-Maritimes median€18.66/m²
€9.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €12.55/m² a month)
€18.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Briançonnet

12pages on Briançonnet

Landmarks

Briançonnet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Martin: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Briançonnet

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Briançonnet yet.

How we find them →

Briançonnet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Alpes-Maritimes →
Saint-Vallier-de-ThieySaint-Cézaire-sur-SiagneLe Bar-sur-LoupLe TignetPeymeinadeCallianSaint-Vallier-de-ThieySaint-Cézaire-sur-SiagneLe Bar-sur-LoupLe TignetPeymeinadeCallianBriançonnet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Briançonnet165—————
Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey3,65813BDA−C−
Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne4,05615B+DA−A−
Le Bar-sur-Loup2,97417—D—C
Le Tignet3,21217—D−—B−
Peymeinade8,51417C+D−A−B−
Callian Var3,82317B−C−A−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Briançonnet

Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Briançonnet is a commune of 165 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Grasse. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
165 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Grasse
Département
Alpes-Maritimes (06)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
9.5 sq mi (24.6 km²)
INSEE code
06024

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.